Görlitz

Görlitz is a special place for fans of variety in architecture. An extraordinary array of streetscapes awaits travellers in Germany’s easternmost city on the Polish border. Historical style is encouraged and preserved in a place seemingly little touched by contemporary forms, a quality extended to the city's railway station and department store.

The historical market square and old town show all historical styles. Diverse towers, gateways, facades, arches, portals, escutcheons, cartouches and friezes characterise both public buildings and residences, all restored in bright colours. There is even a scaled replica of the medieval form of the Holy Sepulchre.

The city also has a Silesian regional museum and a museum of cultural history. The church Pfarrkirche St Peter und Paul offers a viewpoint over the historic city. For a quick stroll into Poland, cross the city bridge over the river Neisse.